Top Allergen Free is the new standard for hypoallergenic, backed by science and real patch testing data.

The problem with 'hypoallergenic' as it's used today, is that the term can mean whatever a particular manufacturer or brand wants it to mean. There is no federal standard that governs the use of the term. The word is used mostly used to make a product more marketable. Top Allergen Free is the new standard for Hypoallergenic. It's tied to real research data from thousands of skin allergy sufferers. A 'Top Free' product excludes the top most common allergens, which produces fewer allergic reactions than other products and is gentler to your skin. In fact, research shows that over 45% of contact skin allergies can be avoided simply by using SkinSAFE's 'Top Free' rated products.

When shopping for hypoallergenic products, look for Top Allergen Free rated products and other high scores to avoid the most common allergy causing ingredients.

The list of top common allergens that are included in our Top Allergen Free rating of products reflect Mayo Clinic research around allergen reaction rates from thousands of skin allergy sufferers in ongoing studies. The top common allergens list is periodically updated to reflect the latest results. The Top Allergen Free rating consists of the top most common allergy causing ingredients used in beauty and personal care products.

Patients with particularly sensitive skin may benefit from SkinSAFE shopping recommendations that are free of these allergens - products labeled 'Top Free'. Here is a list of the SkinSAFE common allergens based on whether they are a fragrance, preservative or other type of common allergen:

Fragrances

Fragrance (Parfum) - Also excludes the most common allergy causing botanicals such as balsam of peru, cinnamic aldehyde, propolis (bee glue) and many more

Preservatives

Formaldehyde - Also excludes the most common allergy causing preservatives such as quaternium-15 and many more

Benzalkonium Chloride

Methyldibromo Glutaronitrile

Methylisothiazolinone & Methylchloroisothiazolinone

Benzophenone 4

Other

Potassium Dichromate

Bacitracin

Cobalt Chloride

Neomycin

Nickel

Each product is rated and labeled for safety against these common allergens.

Top Allergen Free

Top Allergen FreeFree of the top common allergy causing ingredients

Preservative Free

Common Preservative FreeFree of formaldehyde and common allergy causing preservatives

Lip SafeFree of top common ingredients that cause lip irritation and allergy and free of allergy causing lanolins and wool related ingredients

Access the SkinSAFE filters from the filters button next to the search field.Set the filters to your exclude one or more common allergens. All your browsing and searching will show you only products safe for those filters.

Ask your skin health provider to generate a Personal Allergy Code for you that can be associated with your SkinSAFE account. Automatically exclude products that contain ingredients in your unique allergen list.

Bacitracin

Balsam of Peru

Caine Mix

Disperse Blue Mix

Fragrance Mix I & II

MCI / MI

Safe for Me

Personal Allergy Code: A0Z1B9Y2 *

Bacitracin

Balsam of Peru

Caine Mix

Disperse Blue Mix

Fragrance Mix I & II

MCI / MI

Neomycin Sulfate

Nickel Sulfate

Parabin Mix

Propolis

Propylene Glycol

Tixocortol 21 Pivalate

* Example allergen list

With the Safe for Me filter, products containing your allergens and any related ingredients are removed from all search and browse results. Giving you a dynamic, searchable shopping list of products just for you.

Need to find out a product is safe for your skin allergies? Simply scan with the SkinSAFE mobile app or submit via the Is My Product Safe? form on your user dashboard. If the product isn't already in SkinSAFE we'll rate the ingredients and send you a note when it's ready to view.

It only takes seconds to input allergens and generate a shopping list for your patients. We've even put together preset lists of allergens to pick from based on the most popular patch tests.

We've designed SkinSAFE to be a dynamic shopping list always accessible online. But, if your patient still needs a physical list, you can easily print and generate PDFs in a printer-friendly format.

Save your patient's list for easy access to edit and update at later date. Include their email to automatically send their Personal Allergy Code (PAC) and an invite to view their list on SkinSAFE. All patient data storage and communications is HIPAA compliant.